This is believed to be the worst road accident in the nation's history. the vehicle hit a divider and overturned on its way down from Cameron Highlands.

"The driver was trying to negotiate a sharp bend but failed, causing the vehicle to hit a divider before overturning.""The bus landed on its roof in a ditch about 51m away from the divider."

The impact killed 22 of the victims on the spot. five at the Raja Permaisuri hospital. another 10 injured while 2 of the men were said to be in critical condition.

The accident occured at KM15 of the Cameron Highlands-Simpang Pulai road at 11.40am. the bus was heading to Kuala Lumpur from Cameron Highlands. the impact of the crash was so severe that bodies were flung several metres away from the wreckage while others were trapped deep in the mangled vehicle.